nanochip fab solutions

July 2014

The semiconductor industry has been on a roll, pushing well past $300 billion in annual revenues. But with smartphones and tablets showing signs of slowing down, the industry’s perennial question returns: What is the next big thing?

These days the semiconductor industry is abuzz with speculation about
the “next big thing” to follow smartphones and tablets. Will it be one new groundbreaking technology or waves of innovation across multiple markets?

Exponential growth in demand for wireless products, combined with their increasing functionality and power management requirements, is driving greater use and ongoing development of physical vapor
deposition (PVD) processes in their fabrication.

Voice of the customer drives Applied’s continuous improvement initiatives.
Applied Materials’ success depends on serving customers well—not just once, but over and over, as new generations of devices and
production tools evolve.

Seehack Foo, vice president of the Applied Global Services (AGS) Semiconductor Service and Components group, defines ”service” as doing what it takes to enable customers’ success with their Applied Materials equipment.